BS 6323-2-1982 Specification for seamless and weld

BRITISHSTANDARDBS6323-2:1982(Reprinted,incorporatingAmendmentNos.1and2)SpecificationforSeamlessandweldedsteeltubesforautomobile,mechanicalandgeneralengineeringpurposes—Part2:SpecificrequirementsforhotfinishedweldedsteeltubesUDC669.14-462.2:621.774.21LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatJun0212:04:44GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS6323:2-1982ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheIronandSteelStandardsCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheBoardofBSIandcomesintoeffecton31December1982©BSI12-1998ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferencePSE/8(formerlyISE/50)Draftforcomment78/74961DCISBN0580129705CooperatingorganizationsTheIronandSteelStandardsCommittee,underwhosedirectionthisBritishStandardwasprepared,consistsofrepresentativesfromthefollowing:BritishConstructionalSteelworkAssociationBritishInternalCombustionEngineManufacturers’AssociationBritishIronfounders’AssociationBritishRailwaysBoardBritishSteelIndustry*BritishSteelIndustry—WireSectionConcreteSocietyLtdCouncilofIronfoundryAssociationsDepartmentofIndustry(NationalPhysicalLaboratory)ElectricitySupplyIndustryinEnglandandWalesEngineeringEquipmentUsers’AssociationFederationofCivilEngineeringContractorsInstituteofQualityAssuranceInstitutionofProductionEngineersInstitutionofStructuralEngineersInternationalTinResearchInstituteLloyd’sRegisterofShippingNationalAssociationofDropForgersandStampersOilCompanies’MaterialsAssociationProcessPlantAssociationRoyalInstituteofBritishArchitectsSocietyofMotorManufacturersandTradersLtd*SteelCastingResearchandTradeAssociationWater-tubeBoilermakers’AssociationTheorganizationsmarkedwithanasteriskintheabovelist,togetherwiththefollowing,weredirectlyrepresentedontheTechnicalCommitteeentrustedwiththepreparationofthisBritishStandard:AssociationofHydraulicEquipmentManufacturersBritishSteelCorporationBritishWeldedSteelTubeManufacturers’AssociationCharteredInstitutionofBuildingServicesConfederationofBritishIndustryMechanicalHandlingEngineers’AssociationMinistryofDefenceMotorCycleAssociationofGreatBritainCooptedmembersAmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateofissueComments5138June19866021June1989IndicatedbyasidelineinthemarginLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatJun0212:04:44GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS6323-2:1982©BSI12-1998iContentsPageCooperatingorganizationsInsidefrontcoverForewordii1Scope12General13Methodofmanufacture14Deliverycondition15Chemicalcomposition16Mechanicalproperties17Dimensionsandsectionalproperties18Tolerances19Tests2Table1—Chemicalcompositionsandmechanicalproperties2Table2—Distancebetweenplatensforplatteningtest2Table3—Dimensionsofhotfinishedweldedsteeltubes2PublicationsreferredtoInsidebackcoverLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatJun0212:04:44GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS6323-2:1982ii©BSI12-1998ForewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheIronandSteelStandardsCommittee.ItisacombinedstandardsupersedingBS980:1950,BS1775:1964andBS3014:1958whicharewithdrawn.InBS6323,manufacturingprocesseshavebeenalignedwithcurrentprocedures,andprocessesnolongerused,i.e.oxy-acetyleneweldingandhydrauliclapwelding,havebeendeleted.Terminologyrelatingtothedesignationofcertainmanufacturingprocesseshasbeenupdated,i.e.SAWreplacesEFW,andCFSreplacesCDS.Additionally,incombiningthestandards,steelgradeshavebeenrationalizedandaligned,withdeliveryconditionsnowbeingclearlydesignatedbylettercodes.ThisstandardispublishedineightseparatePartsasfollows:—Part1:Generalrequirements;—Part2:Specificrequirementsforhotfinishedweldedsteeltubes;—Part3:Specificrequirementsforhotfinishedseamlesssteeltubes;—Part4:Specificrequirementsforcoldfinishedseamlesssteeltubes;—Part5:Specificrequirementsforelectricresistancewelded(includinginductionwelded)steeltubes;—Part6:Specificrequirementsforcoldfinishedelectricresistancewelded(includinginductionwelded)steeltubes;—Part7:Specificrequirementsforsubmergedarcweldedsteeltubes;—Part8:Specificrequirementsforlongitudinallyweldedstainlesssteeltubes.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,pages1and2,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatJun0212:04:44GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBS6323-2:1982©BSI12-199811ScopeThisPartofBS6323,whichisusedinconjunctionwithPart1ofthesamestandard,coversthespecificrequirementsforhotfinishedweldedsteeltubesforuseintheautomobile,mechanicalandgeneralengineeringindustries.Itspecifiesthechemicalcomposition,mechanicalproperties,dimensions,dimensionaltolerancesandtec